Fear in the Night (1947 film)

Fear in the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaxwell Shane
Screenplay byMaxwell Shane
Based onthe story "Nightmare"
by Cornell Woolrich
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
StarringPaul Kelly
DeForest Kelley
Ann Doran
Kay Scott
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byRudy Schrager
Production
company
Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 18, 1947 (1947-04-18) (United States)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$128,000 or $200,000

Fear in the Night is an American 1947 film noir crime film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley (in his film debut). It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death" (retitled "Nightmare" in 1943). Woolrich is credited under pen name William Irish. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title Nightmare this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy.